Skincare firm calls for ban on microbeads
28 Apr 2015
A multimillion dollar Kiwi supplement and skincare company is calling on the New Zealand Government to prohibit the use of plastic microbeads in all personal care and consumer products.
Xtend-Life Natural Products founder and chairman Warren Matthews says plastic microbeads pose a serious threat to New Zealand’s waterways and marine life.
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